Tower Records, one of many mighty CD store chains that disappeared as digital grew, is still alive and well in Japan, with all locations bringing in a combined $500 million in sales a year.

At the Kichijoji outlet of record store chain Coconuts Disk in Musashino ... At his home, Nakamura has at least 15,000 mini CDs. “Japan’s music industry was in its heyday in the 1990s, ...